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darnell609
Guest
What is it and how do i get rid of it.My camera is messed up so can't take pics.If anyone can help please?
tank a holic
Active Member
might be copepods, cant tell u 4 sure with out a pic,
but if it is you wanna keep em
what do they look like and how big?
what do they look like and how big?
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eric b 125
Guest
how long has your tank been set up? any new arrivals?
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darnell609
Guest
Tank been up for 4 months and just added lr.The white dots are the size of a pencil point
tank a holic
Active Member
i'd say pods then and they are
king_neptune
Active Member
id guess pods. if the dots grow thats a good thing
lauremf2002
Member
do they move? If not they might be snail eggs, I have those everywhere. get a magnifying glass and have a closer look. Youll probably know right away what they are then.
cjworkman
Member
they are probably either snail eggs.. or more likely tiny feather dusters (worms)
look real real close.. if they have a spiral shape to them they are tiny feather dusters... if you look close enough you might even see them poke out...
if they are snail eggs they will look rounder and like they are encased in a jellyish substance.
look real real close.. if they have a spiral shape to them they are tiny feather dusters... if you look close enough you might even see them poke out...
if they are snail eggs they will look rounder and like they are encased in a jellyish substance.
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
If they move around a bit, they are copepods. If they look like they have a little fan coming out and it's in a spiral shell, they are little tiny Spirorbid worms. Snail eggs are in zig-zag shape or a string of white stuff.
pics:
Copepods - Keep in mind this is an extremely magnified photo.
Spirorbid worms - they also include those small little white dots.
Snail eggs -
pics:
Copepods - Keep in mind this is an extremely magnified photo.
Spirorbid worms - they also include those small little white dots.
Snail eggs -
lauremf2002
Member
Not all snails lay eggs in pretty patterns, some are directionally challeged and lay them randomly all over the place. (mine for instance) lol
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
agreed. Some snails do lay them all over the place, and some snails release gametes into high water flow areas. So - I'm wondering what it could be. Really do need a pic to have a positive ID.
Who knows, could be limpets even, lol.
Who knows, could be limpets even, lol.
aquaknight
Active Member
What about these, hydroid jellyfish?
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
haha! I so forgot about hydroids! good job. 
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darnell609
Guest
Thank you all for your help it seems i have a jealous friend who doesnt like my tank so he decided to break off pieces of styrofoam.And if anyone is wondering yes i kick his u know what up and down the street.
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
well, what he doesn't realize is that your aquarium has living creatures in it. And he should have a guilty conscience.
tank a holic
Active Member
man i tell ya snakeblitz i thought you had it all figured out, you named every possibility there was
cept styrofoam
oh well you'll know next time
cept styrofoam
oh well you'll know next time
lauremf2002
Member
That is sooo funny! Not the styrofoam in the tank, but the fact that we never assumed that was what it might be
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Who the heck would put styrofoam in a tank?? weird.